A Prospective Interventional Cohort Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the AquaLumen, a Novel Filtration Procedure for the Treatment of Open Angle Glaucoma

PLU Ophthalmic

Summary

The study will follow a group of patients with glaucoma disease that undergo a surgical procedure intended to reduce the intra-ocular pressure (IOP) for a period of one year.

Eligibility

Age range: 18+ years
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: No

Detailed criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Moderate to severe open angle glaucoma * Central corneal thickness between 480 and 610 microns Exclusion Criteria: * surgical history of corneal graft * presence of corneal opacities * Failed prior trabeculectomy

Interventions

Device
Glaucoma surgery
This is an implant-free, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery

Location

MUSC Storm Eye Institute
Charleston, South Carolina
anjel@musc.edu 843-792-2020

Summary

Eligibility

Interventions

Location

Conditions